Conservation Breeding Specialist Group

Conservation Breeding Specialist Group

"Since its inception in 1979, CBSG has grown into a global volunteer network of 550 professionals, coordinated by a headquarters staff of seven, assisted by eight Regional and National Networks on five continents. CBSG began as a liaison between IUCN and the zoo community, and was instrumental in developing the tools and processes for the scientific management of captive animal populations."

Headquarters Staff
Accessed September 2008:


 * Robert Lacy - Chairman
 * Onnie Byers - Executive Director
 * Philip Miller - Senior Program Officer
 * Kathy Traylor-Holzer - Program Officer
 * Kevin Zippel - Amphibian Program Director
 * Virginia Lindgren - Administrative Assistant
 * Elizabeth Townsend - Administrative Assistant
 * Ulysses S. Seal - Chairman 1979-2003

Steering Committee (as of August 1, 2007)
Accessed September 2008:


 * Brad Andrews - SeaWorld Inc., USA
 * Edward Asper - African Safari Wildlife Park, USA
 * Evan Blumer - The Wilds/Columbus Zoo, USA
 * Jeffrey Bonner - Saint Louis Zoo, USA
 * Paul Boyle - AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums), USA
 * Onnie Byers - CBSG
 * Amy Camacho - Africam Safari, Mexico
 * William Conway - Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
 * Mark Craig - Al Ain Zoo, UAE
 * James Cretney - Marwell Preservation Trust, UK
 * Gerald Dick - WAZA (World Association of Zoos & Aquariums), Switzerland
 * Lesley Dickie - EAZA (European Association of Zoos & Aquaria), Netherlands
 * Peter Dollinger - WAZA (World Association of Zoos & Aquariums), Switzerland
 * Holly Dublin - IUCN/SSC, South Africa
 * Lee Ehmke - Minnesota Zoo, USA
 * Nathan Flesness - ISIS (International Species Information Systems), USA
 * Yolan Friedmann - Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa
 * Suzanne Gendron - Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong
 * Jo Gipps - Bristol Zoo Gardens, UK
 * Bart Hiddinga - EAZA (European Association of Zoos & Aquaria), Netherlands
 * Heribert Hofer - IZW, Germany
 * Bengt Holst - Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark
 * Kazuyoshi Itoh - Ueno Zoological Gardens, Japan
 * Jim Jackson - Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, USA
 * Willie Labuschagne - Management of Nature Conservation, UAE
 * Bob Lacy - CBSG
 * Lena Maria Linden - Nordens Ark, Sweden
 * Jansen Manansang - Taman Safari, Indonesia
 * Yolanda Matamoros - Simon Bolivar Zoo, Costa Rica
 * Mike Maunder - Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, USA
 * Gordon McGregor-Reid - Chester Zoo, UK
 * Pati Medici - Institute for Ecological Research, Brasil
 * Theo Pagel - Zoologischer Garten Keln, Germany
 * George Rabb - Chicago Zoological Society, USA
 * William Rapley - Toronto Zoo, Canada
 * Alex Reb?l - Zoo Z�rich, Switzerland
 * Karen Sausman - The Living Desert, USA
 * Christian Schmidt - Germany
 * Lee Simmons - Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, USA
 * Rebecca Seal Soileau - CBSG, USA
 * Mark Stanley-Price - UK
 * Beth Stevens - Disney�s Animal Kingdom, USA
 * Miranda Stevenson - BIAZA (British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums), UK
 * Jean-Christophe Vie - IUCN/SSC, Switzerland
 * Sally Walker - Zoo Outreach Organization, India
 * Chris West - Zoos South Australia, Australia
 * Frances Westley - University of Waterloo, Canada
 * Dan Wharton - Chicago Zoological Society, USA
 * Robert Wiese - San Diego Zoo, USA
 * Jonathan Wilcken - Auckland Zoo, New Zealand
 * David Wildt - Smithsonian National Zoological Park, USA

Contact

 * Web: http://www.cbsg.org/cbsg/

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